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TROPICAL STORM GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2000
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA WEST
COAST FROM BONITA BEACH NORTHWARD TO THE SUWANEE RIVER.
AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GORDON
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.1 WEST
OR ABOUT 365 MILES...585 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST
FLORIDA...AND ABOUT 150 MILES...240 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF
CABO SAN ANTONIO.
GORDON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
GORDON COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY LATE SATURDAY OR ON SUNDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES
...150 KM...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES BASED A RECENT
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORT.
DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST AND THE START OF WEEKEND
ACTIVITIES...ALL INTERESTS IN THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE GULF OF
MEXICO FROM FLORIDA TO LOUISIANA ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS
OF
THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM.
HEAVY RAINS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF WESTERN CUBA
AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SOUTH FLORIDA.
REPEATING THE 10 PM CDT POSITION...22.6 N... 87.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 AM
CDT...SATURDAY.
FORECASTER STEWART
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